What changed

From · Plenary report · 12 Oct 2026 A-10-2026-0272 on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027

To · Adopted text · 21 Oct 2026 TA-10-2026-0352 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections

✦ In short · AI narration of the differences below, generated 22 Oct 2026

Parliament no longer proposes to reduce payment appropriations across the MFF headings, while the cut to commitment appropriations stays. #1 It calls for the full mobilisation of the Ukraine Support Loan Instrument for the appropriations in article 16 07 01. #8 The other changes are wording and formal: sentences are rephrased, grammar corrected and bullet markers added. #2 #3 #4 #5

2 changes of substance, plus 1 formaland14 wording-only. Each change below carries a one-line ✦ note from the same model. Written from the two texts only — read the highlighted passages before relying on it.

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Change #1 Substance

Drops the proposal to reduce payment appropriations by EUR 501,8 million across the MFF headings, while keeping the cut to commitment appropriations.

(a) cut commitment appropriations (CA) by EUR 1 003,2 million across the MFF headings, leaving a total of EUR 191 877,9 million under the MFF headings, and ~~proposes~~ to reduce payment appropriations by EUR 501,8 million across the MFF headings, leaving a total of EUR 202 065,8 million under the MFF headings;

Change #8 Substance

Adds a call for the full mobilisation of the Ukraine Support Loan Instrument for the appropriations in article 16 07 01, and notes that the Flexibility Instrument and Single Margin Instrument can only be mobilised for existing MFF headings.

8. Considers necessary the full mobilisation of the Ukraine Support Loan Instrument for the totality of the appropriations entered in article 16 07 01 (EUR 1 115 000 000) in light of the answers needed from the Union budget to face the challenges and after a thorough assessment of availabilities, taking into account legal and other obligations, as well as prudent budgeting and sound financial management; also points out ~~as well~~ that the Flexibility Instrument and the Single Margin Instrument can only be mobilised in relation to existing MFF headings, in accordance with the provisions of the MFF Regulation;